Printmaking
Code: R0404-25
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Level II
Students have a basic understanding of press operation, tools common to printmaking, paper preparation and basic principles of registration.
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III
Level III
Students have significant experience in the print medium that is the subject of the workshop.
Layering Color and Light: Woodcut and Monoprint
Jun 23 - 27, 2025
9AM-5PM
Tuition: $1,345.00
Studio Fee: $150.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Concept
This rigorous, engaging printmaking workshop focuses on monoprint and woodcut methods with an emphasis on layering color to produce luminous results. We begin with observational studies from the natural world, and explore trace, stencil, painterly, and multiple plate monotype methods. Woodcut techniques are then added to layer transparent and opaque color to create a radiant sense of space. We make both editioned and unique prints, alternating between structure and improvisation. This back-and-forth serves as the format for the course as we combine printing using a woodcut matrix with a variety of monoprint methods.
Media & Techniques
Trace, stencil, additive and reductive monotype and carving, transferring images, color ink mixing, relief and monoprint processes from wood blocks and Plexiglas with oil-based inks using press and by hand, pochoir techniques using gouache, registration techniques, chiné collé, editioning techniques
Faculty
Jean Gumpper
Jean Gumpper was born in Hawaii, grew up in Michigan and spent time in several states before moving to Colorado. Jean is a Senior Lecturer and artist in residence at Colorado College. Her prints are represented by several galleries nationally and internationally. She has received a Visual Artist Fellowship award from the Colorado Council on the Arts.
Jean Gumpper, Bloom
Tuition: $1,345.00
Studio Fee: $150.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Join Waitlist for Layering Color and Light: Woodcut and Monoprint
Thank you for your interest in the waitlist. When space in a workshop or program becomes available, registration will open on the website. Everyone on the waitlist will be emailed to alert them of the opening. This ensures that everyone has an equal opportunity to register for the workshop or program.
Printmaking
Discover the exciting possibilities of this historically rooted medium. Our Printmaking program fosters a supportive studio atmosphere where artists of all levels have the freedom to experiment and learn new techniques. Summer printmaking workshops, taught by accomplished artists and educators, offer a fresh take on the medium, mixing traditional processes with experimental attitudes.
Anderson Ranch’s Patton Printmaking Studio is clean, spacious, and outfitted with a variety of presses and equipment to accommodate screen printing, relief, intaglio, monoprinting, bookmaking, mokuhanga, and lithography. Students have access to individual work tables, wall space, rags, hand tools, computers with Adobe software, wifi, printing, scanning, and projection capabilities.
At Anderson Ranch, the process of printmaking honors tradition, innovation, community and collaboration. We invite you to explore, experiment and expand your visual expression in this captivating environment.
Workshop Details
Workshop Supplies
For general information about studio access, shipping, and more, please visit our info page.
If you have any questions regarding your supplies for your workshop, please contact Lindsey Yeager, [email protected].
Provided by Anderson Ranch
Equipment
- Brayers**
- Computer
- Containers
- Cutting mats**
- Drills
- Emulsion remover
- Gamsol**
- Glass top surfaces
- Gloves
- Hair dryers
- Hot plates
- Ink knives
- Irons
- Large-format transparency printer
- Laser printer
- Newsprint**
- Paper cutter
- Paper towels
- Push pins
- Rags
- Razor scrapers
- Rubbing alcohol
- Rulers**
- Scissors
- Soaking trays
- Soysolv
- Sponges**
- Squeegees
- Vegetable oil
- Work tables
Supplies
- ¼” birch plywood
- Assorted Hanco litho inks
- Baby oil
- Baby powder
- Chipboard
- Colored sharpies**
- Denatured alcohol
- Gamblin relief black
- Graphite paper**
- Honing blocks and honing compound
- Kraft or butcher paper
- Litho varnish #3
- Matte Duralar**
- Mineral spirits
- Nori paste**
- Plexiglass, multiple sizes
- Q-tips
- Setswell
- Sharpening stones (ceramic toshi)
- Shelf liner
- Spray shellac
- Stencil Brushes
- Tracing paper
- Wax paper
What you need to bring
Required Tools and Supplies
- 5+ sheets of BFK Rives, 22" x 30", white**
- Cheap brushes**
- Cheap watercolor or gouache set
- Fine point sharpie**
- Masking tape**
- Mechanical pencil**
- Set of water soluble Caran d’Ache crayons
- Sketchbook**
- Washi papers (ex: mulberry, kitakata, gampi)**
- Wood carving tools, suggestions below (minimum "v" gouge, "u" gouge, and a small chisel)
- X-acto #1 knife**
- Prohibited supplies: power tools, torches, spray paint, encaustic, turpentine, resin, plastisol, any solvent that isn’t low VOC
Optional Tools and Supplies
- 4 piece Namisei Moku Hanga
- 5 piece Flexcut
- 5 piece Power Grip
- Apron**
- Digital camera and laptop
- Previously carved blocks
- Tube or portfolio**
- White (or light colored) t-shirt for screen printing**
* Available for purchase in the studio.
** Available to purchase at the Anderson Ranch ArtWorks Store for 10% off.
Learn more about shipping supplies and artwork to and from the Ranch in the Student Handbook.
Lodging & Meals
Housing is limited and includes shared and private lodging options. Reservations will be managed on a first-come, first-served basis. The earlier you reserve housing, the better your chance of receiving your preferred option. Please note: Workshop costs do not include accommodations.
NEW: Tuition includes a welcome dinner and lunches. In our effort to foster a stronger sense of community and accessibility at Anderson Ranch, we include the welcome dinner and all lunches as part of the tuition for summer workshop students. Our hope is that this adjustment will encourage all students to come together to share meals and engage in meaningful conversations. The Ranch Café Meal Plan, which is included with Room and Board fees, strives to provide healthy, creative meals that will nourish your artistic creativity. Learn more.
We have established a Business Safety Plan with added layers of precaution that prioritize the health and safety of our staff, students, faculty and guests while continuing to provide you with the Anderson Ranch experience that you know and enjoy.
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Scholarships, College Credit & Discounts
Making Art Accessible
Applications for scholarship support are encouraged. Specific scholarships are funded by Ranch supporters, either through endowed funds or special gifts.
Many colleges and universities offer college credit for workshops taken at Anderson Ranch. Discounts are available for students and teachers.
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